Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey

Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey
the most famous US circus. It calls itself ‘the Greatest Show on Earth’ and has three ‘ring’ areas where people perform at the same time. Two separate circus groups tour around the country and are seen by about 25 million people each year. The five original Ringling brothers started a circus in 1884 and bought their great rival, the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in 1907.
See also Kelly.

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